Scarborough, Ontario, July 15, 2021 - Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Bill Blair, Federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; the Honourable Mary Ng, Federal Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade; Gary Anandasangaree, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Rouge Park; the Honourable Kinga Surma Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure; Logan Kanapathi, Member of Provincial Parliament for Markham-Thornhill; Vijay Thanigasalam, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario's Minister of Transportation and Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough-Rouge Park; His Worship John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto; Jennifer McKelvie, City Councillor for Scarborough-Rouge Park; and members of the Board of Directors for the Tamil Community Centre in Scarborough.

Media and guests are asked to respect local physical distancing guidelines. Participants will be required to share their name and phone number for possible contact tracing. Wearing masks is recommended, especially when not able to maintain physical distance.

Public health protocols are in effect: Please stay home if you are experiencing any of the symptoms listed here: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/diseases-and-conditions/infectious-diseases/respiratory-diseases/novel-coronavirus/about-covid-19, practice good hand washing and other hygiene steps, as well as physical distancing.

While there will be no questions taken directly from the podium, there will be the opportunity for one-on-one interviews and individual scrums following the event. Media interested in attending must register with Keerthana Rang via email at k.keerthana2@gmail.com.

Date: Friday, July 16, 2021

Time: 9:00 a.m. EDT

Location: 311 Staines Road
Scarborough, ON

Livestream: Members of the public are invited to view the live announcement on the Tamil Community Centre Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TamilCommunityCentre

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